Ye Olde Chances Thread

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>White Male.
Washington DC area.</p>

<p>GPA: 3.9xx; dramatically upward trend in grades since Freshman yr.
SAT: CR 720; math 600; writing 740; TOTAL: 2060
SAT II: Literature, Latin, Math 2 [I find out the scores in a week]
Senior Course Schedule:
-Senior Religion (required, but with Headmaster)
-AP Statistics
-AP Art History
-Latin Lucretius Seminar (essentially a college class because I took AP Latin already)
-AP English Lit
Junior Course Schedule:
-Honors Pre-calculus
-AP Latin IV Vergil
-Junior English (required)
-Junior Religion (required)
-AP US Government
AP Scores:
-European History(soph): 5
-US Govt/Pol(jr): 4
-Latin IV Vergil: 3
–Will be taking English Lit & Lang, Stat, and Art History this year</p>

<p>EC’s
Varsity Soccer, 3 years, Captain (12)
Club Soccer, 4 years, Co-captain (12)
Treasurer, Student Govt, 1 year, (12)
Wind Ensemble-Tuba, 3 years, Section Ldr(11,12)
Symphonic Band-Tuba, 2 years, Section Ldr(9, 11)
A Cappella Chorus, 3 years
Varsity Ultimate Frisbee, Co-captain(12)
Newspaper, 4 years, Staff Writer(9-12)
Latin Tutor, 1 year(12)</p>

<p>Work experience:
-Asst. Manager, Soccer Shop, I put down 15 hrs/week but realised later that it was more like 25…oops.</p>

<p>LEADERSHIP
-Class officer(10): In reality, it was mostly symbolic, but I was elected by my classmates and I did lead a few times.
-Treasurer, “Senior Council”=Student Govt.(12): In charge of Sr. Class funds, esp. for prom and all fundraising activities. Elected by the school’s student body.</p>

<p>AWARDS
National Merit Commended Student
‘Maxima Cum Laude’ National Latin Exam 2007
‘Magna Cum Laude’ National Latin Exam 2006
Member, National Society of HS Scholars
Two-time All-Tournament Award Winner @ highly competitive soccer tournaments
Varsity Soccer MVP Award
Varsity Soccer “Cavalier Award” Winner – “best exemplifies the ‘Cavalier sprit’ on and off the field” or something like that. </p>

<p>I’m thinking of my chances RD at Notre Dame, but I’m also applying to UVA, UChicago, Georgetown Foreign Service, UPenn, and Pomona.</p>

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<p>Is your GPA weighted or unweighted? I think those all look like reaches</p>

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<p>I second villanovagirl’s question: Is that your unweighted GPA? Because if so, from my really, really limited knowledge, your chances look decent from what I know about Notre Dame and UChicago (I’m not really familiar with the rest). While your SAT is a hair weak, I’m assuming that a 3.9 unweighted and a decent class rank will be sufficient to show that you just didn’t ace that particular test, and otherwise you’re a well rounded student. I’d say match to low reach at Notre Dame and UChicago at least, although for UChicago your essay is a big deal (of course).</p>

<p>For UVa you’re probably a reach, and a pretty high reach for UPenn and Georgetown, but not a “you probably won’t get in” reach, more like a “if they happen to need your kind of student more than another kind of student” reach; for instance, if they get a lot of amazing math\science kids but few applicants with any real classics knowledge, and weaker CR and W SATs, then you have a very good chance at that school. If its the opposite, then you probably have a lower chance at that school, know what I mean?</p>

<p>Of course, that’s if its a 3.9UW</p>

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<p>“Dramatic,” not “Dramatically.”</p>

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<p>Just wanted to let you guys now…I got into all those schools. Thanks!</p>

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<p>nice. congratulations.</p>